Middletown High School
Name of Student: Danielle Santagata
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
A strong topic sentence.
An explanation of why the data you chose to cite relates to the subject you are addressing, e.g. you should state why you feel that the student/teacher ratio informs your judgement about the school's ability to provide high quality teaching. These sentences should be based on the definitions of some of these measures on the InfoWorks site, but can also include your own reasoning about the subject.
Multiple pieces of specific data to support your claim. Each measure should include a comparison so tat the reader can judge whether the value is relatively high or low.
Include the students' view of the school when possible.
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page!
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown High School, located in Rhode Island on Valley Road, is not considered a very diverse school when compared to most. There are 688 students and 69 teachers. The majority of those students were white (about 78%), which is similar to the states percentage at about 66%. The chance of being Hispanic/Latino in MHS is about 10.5%, which is less than the states percentage. However, the percentage of male and female students in Middletown were practically identical to the states percentages.
Student Achievement
Information Reported By Schools
NECAP Assessments
% Proficient School
% Proficient State
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11th Grade Math 2010-11
57%
33%
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11th Grade Reading 2010-11
84%
76%
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11th Grade Writing 2010-11
66%
51%
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11th Grade Science 2009-10
25%
20%
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SAT Exams (High School)
This School
Statewide
Nationwide
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Mathematics Average (out of 800) 2010-11
524
482
514
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Reading Average (out of 800) 2010-11
500
482
497
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Writing Average (out of 800) 2010-11
494
474
489
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AP Exams (High School)
This School
Statewide
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Number of Exams Taken 2009-10
166
4453
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Number of Students to Take an Exam 2009-10
118
2726
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Exams Scored at College-Level Mastery 2009-10
66
2677
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% Scored at College-Level Mastery 2009-10
40%
60%
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Information Reported By Students
Career Plans:
Middletown High School
Statewide
Going into the military
14.3%
13.8%
Going to a 4 year college
75.5%
72.6%
Going to a 2 year college
10.3%
15.4%
Going to a community college
15.0%
18.8%
Going to a trade school
10.6%
13.1%
Working full time
29.6%
25.1%
Working part time
31.6%
34.8%
Something else
13.1%
12.7%
I don't have any specific plans
20.2%
14.2%
AYP Report Card
Classified As: Met AYP
Student Group
Index Proficiency Score, 2010-11
Percent of Students Tested, 2010-11
English Language Arts Target score: 81.2
Mathematics Target Score: 72.4
English Language Arts Target Score: 95.0%
Mathematics Target Score: 95.0%
This School
Error
Target Met?
This District
The State
This School
Error
Target Met?
This District
The State
This School
Target Met?
This District
The State
This School
Target Met?
This District
The State
All Students
94.4
2.1
YES
94.0
91.4
84.7
3.8
YES
84.1
73.5
99.3
YES
98.7
98.2
100
YES
100
98.4
African-American
*
*
*
*
85.5
*
*
*
*
61.9
*
*
*
98.3
*
*
*
98.7
Asian
*
*
*
*
91.3
*
*
*
*
74.6
*
*
*
98.5
*
*
*
98.5
Hispanic
*
*
*
*
85.7
*
*
*
*
62.7
*
*
*
97.5
*
*
*
98.1
Native American
*
*
*
*
87.4
*
*
*
*
67.1
*
*
*
99.3
*
*
*
100
White
95.6
2.0
YES
95.1
93.5
87.1
3.5
YES
86.3
77.7
100
YES
99.2
98.6
100
YES
100
98.6
Students with Disabilities
*
*
*
*
76.8
*
*
*
*
52.6
*
*
*
94.6
*
*
*
94.9
English-Language Learners
*
*
*
*
69.7
*
*
*
*
48.7
*
*
*
93.1
*
*
*
96.8
Economically Disadvantaged Students
*
*
*
*
86.7
*
*
*
*
64.3
*
*
*
97.9
*
*
*
98.3
Graduation Rate, 2009-10 Target: 76.7%
This School
Target Met?
This District
The State
83.9
YES
83.4
76.9
Number of Target Areas Evaluated: 9
Number of Targets Met: 9
Areas that need improvement: NONE
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown High School's achievement is above average in comparison to Rhode Island's schools. This school is classified as met adequate yearly process (AYP) and does not need improvement in any area. The NECAP scores as well as the SAT scores reflect this. In all the areas the eleventh grade students were tested on for the NECAP's, the students were above the states proficiency percentage. For example, Middletown High School students had 57% proficiency in math, whereas the state only received 33% proficiency. The SAT scores were also above the states proficiency with an average cumulative score of 1,518. The states cumulative score was only 1,438. Most students in MHS plan on going to a four year college (about 76%). Similarly, the majority of the state is planning on attending a four year institution too (about 73%).
Teaching
Information Reported By Schools
Qualifications and Teacher-Student Ratio
This School
Statewide
Teachers with Emergency Certification 2010-11
0%
1%
Not High Qualified Teachers 2010-11
0%
3%
Teacher-Student Ratio 2010-11
1:10
1:11
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teachers in Middletown are qualified to teach and have students surveys that reflect the teaching methods. There is always room for improvement in teaching, but Middletown seems to be consistent with that of other Rhode Islands schools. While there are no teachers with emergency certification, there are also no teachers that are not highly qualified. Rhode Islands percentage of teachers with emergency certification is only 1%, and the percentage of teachers not highly qualified is 3%. The teacher student ratio for Middletown is 1 teacher per every 10 students, which is slightly better than the states ratio (1:11). The survey's taken by the students of MHS do not deviate much from the states' results on the survey; varying only by a few percentages.
Family,Community, and Home Life
Information Reported By Schools
Student Characteristics (2010-2011)
This School
Statewide
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Student Eligibility for Subsidized Lunch
19%
43%
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Students from Various Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
—
—
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Students Receiving ESL/Bilingual Education Services
3%
5%
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Students Receiving Special Education Services
19%
16%
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Information Reported by Students
Outside School Activities:
Middletown High School
Statewide
Babysat
43.4%
40.7%
Dance
15.1%
19.3%
Do things with my religious group
22.2%
21.8%
Perform theater
6.1%
7.7%
Play music
43.1%
41.1%
Play sports
72.7%
63.2%
Volunteer
39.2%
30.4%
Work
51.1%
38.0%
Something else
54.7%
53.6%
Summary Paragraph(s)
From the data, it is evident that most of the students attending Middletown High School are more fortunate than most. The student eligibility for subsidized lunch was only 19%, whereas the state was 43%. In addition to that, the percentage of students receiving bilingual education services was 3%, which was less than the statewide average of 5%. This indicates that there are not many people from other countries who speak other languages attending MHS. It is also apparent that there are more students in need of special education services in Middletown than in other Rhode Island schools. This school has 19% of their students receiving this service, compared to that of the statewide average of 16%. According to the Survey Works, children seem to be well take care of and their parents or guardians play an active role in their upbringing. There are many students in Middletown who participate in outside school activities, which in most cases is higher than the state's percentages. About 73% of the students in attendance play sports, and about 51% work. The majority of students in Middletown are either driven/drive (62%) to school or take the bus (57%), this shows that children have access to transportation to and from school. When asked if their parents of guardians care about their grades, 64% strongly agreed.
Safe and Supportive Schools
Information Reported By Schools
Attendance
This School
Statewide
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Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2009-10
94%
91%
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Chronic Absenteeism 2008-09
11%
16%
—
Four Year Graduation Rate (2009-2010)Students Entering Grade 9 in 2006-07
This School
Statewide
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Percent Graduated in 2010
82.7%
75.8%
—
Percent Dropped Out
8.3%
14.1%
—
Percent Received GED
5.1%
3.4%
—
Percent Still in School
3.9%
6.7%
—
Five Year Graduation Rate (2009-2010)Students Entering Grade 9 in 2005-06
This School
Statewide
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Percent Graduated in 2009
81.5%
75.8%
—
Percent Graduated in 2010
4.2%
2.7%
—
Percent Graduated in Five Years
85.7%
78.5%
—
Incidents of Suspension (2009-2010)
This School
Statewide
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Number of Incidents (High Schools)
565
24491
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Student Indicators (2009-2010)
This School
Statewide
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Stability Index (High Schools)
90%
85%
—
Mobility Index (High Schools)
11%
16%
—
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown's attendance rate is rather high at 94%, and is still higher than the state's average of 91%. There was also only 11% of people who were chronically absent. According to the students, about 30% of them admitted to skipping class, which is considerably lower than the states average (about 40%). Of those who skipped, roughly 78% of them missed class because it was boring and the majority of students who do so only do it once or twice a year. There were hardly any students who missed class everyday; the percentage was a mere 6.5%, which was a great deal less than the states average in both years. The percentage of students who graduated in 2010 was 82.7%, which had increased 1.2% from the year before and was still higher than Rhode Island's average graduation rate of 75.8%. Middletown High School is a very stable school as claimed by to the stability index, which was at 90%. The mobility index indicates that only 11% of the students move into or out of the school during the year. The number of suspensions in MHS was extremely high at 565 incidents, which leads us to believe the school has disciplinary issues. As stated by the survey, about 37% of the students strongly disagree that discipline at their school is fair and most agree that they are not punished equally. Also, approximately 62.3% say that some of their teachers let things get out of control in class, but more than half of the students understand the consequences of breaking the rules. However, the teachers and students seem to have a relatively good amount of resect for each other.
Funding and Resources
Information Reported By Schools
Tax and Spending FY2008
This District
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District Property Value per Student
$1,231,900.65
—
District Tax Rate per $1000.00
$11.38
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District Per Pupil Expenditure
$14,789.48
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District Property Tax Capacity
$135.00
—
District Tax Effort
$85.00
—
District Median Family Income
$57,322.00
—
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
According to the data, Middletown is a fairly wealthy community. The district is able to expend more than $14,000 dollars per student and the median family income is over $57,000 dollars. Since the district is able to provide funding for their public schools, the students education is better than most. The majority of the students do not come from underprivileged families and are able to acquire the essential tools needed for their education without too much difficulty. During the survey, when the students were asked if they had to share books in any of their classes around 41% of them disagreed. When they were asked if their textbooks were more than 10 years old, about 46% of them agreed. The gym, according to most of the students, had enough equipment for everyone.
Middletown High School
Name of Student: Danielle Santagata
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
Note: Tables are not provided because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page!
Useful Sources:
School Demographics and Geographical Location
Asian
Black/African American
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
More than one race
Other
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown High School, located in Rhode Island on Valley Road, is not considered a very diverse school when compared to most. There are 688 students and 69 teachers. The majority of those students were white (about 78%), which is similar to the states percentage at about 66%. The chance of being Hispanic/Latino in MHS is about 10.5%, which is less than the states percentage. However, the percentage of male and female students in Middletown were practically identical to the states percentages.
Student Achievement
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported By Students
Going to a 4 year college
Going to a 2 year college
Going to a community college
Going to a trade school
Working full time
Working part time
AYP Report Card
Classified As: Met AYP
Target score: 81.2
Target Score: 72.4
Target Score: 95.0%
Target Score: 95.0%
All Students
African-American
Asian
Hispanic
Native American
White
Target: 76.7%
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown High School's achievement is above average in comparison to Rhode Island's schools. This school is classified as met adequate yearly process (AYP) and does not need improvement in any area. The NECAP scores as well as the SAT scores reflect this. In all the areas the eleventh grade students were tested on for the NECAP's, the students were above the states proficiency percentage. For example, Middletown High School students had 57% proficiency in math, whereas the state only received 33% proficiency. The SAT scores were also above the states proficiency with an average cumulative score of 1,518. The states cumulative score was only 1,438. Most students in MHS plan on going to a four year college (about 76%). Similarly, the majority of the state is planning on attending a four year institution too (about 73%).
Teaching
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teachers in Middletown are qualified to teach and have students surveys that reflect the teaching methods. There is always room for improvement in teaching, but Middletown seems to be consistent with that of other Rhode Islands schools. While there are no teachers with emergency certification, there are also no teachers that are not highly qualified. Rhode Islands percentage of teachers with emergency certification is only 1%, and the percentage of teachers not highly qualified is 3%. The teacher student ratio for Middletown is 1 teacher per every 10 students, which is slightly better than the states ratio (1:11). The survey's taken by the students of MHS do not deviate much from the states' results on the survey; varying only by a few percentages.
Family,Community, and Home Life
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Dance
Do things with my religious group
Perform theater
Play music
Play sports
Volunteer
Summary Paragraph(s)
From the data, it is evident that most of the students attending Middletown High School are more fortunate than most. The student eligibility for subsidized lunch was only 19%, whereas the state was 43%. In addition to that, the percentage of students receiving bilingual education services was 3%, which was less than the statewide average of 5%. This indicates that there are not many people from other countries who speak other languages attending MHS. It is also apparent that there are more students in need of special education services in Middletown than in other Rhode Island schools. This school has 19% of their students receiving this service, compared to that of the statewide average of 16%. According to the Survey Works, children seem to be well take care of and their parents or guardians play an active role in their upbringing. There are many students in Middletown who participate in outside school activities, which in most cases is higher than the state's percentages. About 73% of the students in attendance play sports, and about 51% work. The majority of students in Middletown are either driven/drive (62%) to school or take the bus (57%), this shows that children have access to transportation to and from school. When asked if their parents of guardians care about their grades, 64% strongly agreed.
Safe and Supportive Schools
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Middletown's attendance rate is rather high at 94%, and is still higher than the state's average of 91%. There was also only 11% of people who were chronically absent. According to the students, about 30% of them admitted to skipping class, which is considerably lower than the states average (about 40%). Of those who skipped, roughly 78% of them missed class because it was boring and the majority of students who do so only do it once or twice a year. There were hardly any students who missed class everyday; the percentage was a mere 6.5%, which was a great deal less than the states average in both years. The percentage of students who graduated in 2010 was 82.7%, which had increased 1.2% from the year before and was still higher than Rhode Island's average graduation rate of 75.8%. Middletown High School is a very stable school as claimed by to the stability index, which was at 90%. The mobility index indicates that only 11% of the students move into or out of the school during the year. The number of suspensions in MHS was extremely high at 565 incidents, which leads us to believe the school has disciplinary issues. As stated by the survey, about 37% of the students strongly disagree that discipline at their school is fair and most agree that they are not punished equally. Also, approximately 62.3% say that some of their teachers let things get out of control in class, but more than half of the students understand the consequences of breaking the rules. However, the teachers and students seem to have a relatively good amount of resect for each other.
Funding and Resources
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
According to the data, Middletown is a fairly wealthy community. The district is able to expend more than $14,000 dollars per student and the median family income is over $57,000 dollars. Since the district is able to provide funding for their public schools, the students education is better than most. The majority of the students do not come from underprivileged families and are able to acquire the essential tools needed for their education without too much difficulty. During the survey, when the students were asked if they had to share books in any of their classes around 41% of them disagreed. When they were asked if their textbooks were more than 10 years old, about 46% of them agreed. The gym, according to most of the students, had enough equipment for everyone.